SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

A friend is someone who knows
the song in your heart and
can sing it back to you
when you have forgotten the words.

We are all travelers
in the wilderness of this world,
and the best we can find in our travels
is an honest friend.
Robert Louis Stevenson

There are not many things in life
so beautiful as true friendship,
and not many things more uncommon.

Don't be dismayed at good-byes.
A farewell is necessary before you can meet again.
And meeting again after a moment or lifetime
is certain for those who are friends.
Richard Bach

Our friends are like angels who brighten our days
In all kinds of wonderful, magical ways
Their thoughtfulness comes as gifts from above,
And we feel we're surrounded by warm, caring love.
Like upside-down rainbows, their smiles bring the sun
And they fill ho-hum moments with laughter and fun,
Friends are like angels without any wings
Blessing our lives with the most precious things.
Author Unknown

As we walk our path of life,
we meet people every day,
Most are simply met by chance,
but some are sent our way.

These become the special friends
whose bond we can't explain.
The ones who understand us
and share our joy and pain.

Their love contains no boundaries,
so even when apart,
Their presence embraces us
with a warmth felt in the heart.

This love becomes a passageway
where even the miles disappear.
And so these friends God sends our way
remain forever near.
Author Unknown

Don't tell me that you understand, don't tell me that you know,

Don't tell me that I will survive, how I will surely grow.

Don't tell me this is just a test, that I am truly blessed,

That I am chosen for this task, apart from all the rest.

Don't come at me with answers that can only come from me,

Don't tell me how my grief will pass, that I will soon be free.

Don't stand in pious judgment of the bonds I must untie,

Don't tell me how to suffer, don't tell me how to cry.

My life is filled with selfishness, my pain is all I see,

But I need you, I need your love, unconditionally.

Accept me in my ups and downs, I need someone to share,

Just hold my hand and let me cry, and say,

"My friend, I really do care."
Author Unknown

Friendship is a strange thing....
We find ourselves telling each other the deepest details of our lives...
things we don't even share with our families who raised us...
But what is a friend? A confidant? A lover? A fellow email junkie?
A shoulder to cry on? An ear to listen? A heart to feel?
A friend is all these things...and more.
No matter where we met,....I call you friend.
A word so small...yet so large in feeling...a word filled with emotion.
It is true great things come in small packages.

Once the package of friendship has been opened,
it can never be closed...
it is a constant book always written...waiting to be read...and enjoyed.

We may have our disagreements...we may argue...
we may concern one another...
friendship is a unique bond that lasts through it all....
A part of me is put into my friends...
some it is my humor...some it is my listening ear...
some it is real life experiences...some it is my romanticism...
but with all, it is friendship.
Friendships forged are a construction stronger than steel
built as a foundation....necessary for life...and necessary for love.
Author Unknown

Friends are Angels
Who lift us to our feet
When our own wings have trouble
Remembering how to Fly..

A heart so well matched with a heart as they have found before.
Author Unknown

To my friends:
Friends we are today,
And friends we'll always be —
For I am wise to you,
And you can see through me.

To old times, old friends, the best of freinds.
To new times, new friends, the best of friends.
Amy Jo

Thanks to the many sources and the teachers for this knowledge
and wisdom that is helping us on our journey.